LA’s Little Tokyo among list of 11 endangered historical places in US

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has included Downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo into the 2024 list of America’s 11 most endange...

Shohei Ohtani mural unveiled in LA’s Little Tokyo

Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo recently unveiled a new landmark: a massive mural featuring the two-way star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sho...

Prominent Japanese American activist Alan Nishio dies at 78

Community leaders, members and activists are mourning the passing of Alan Nishio, a pillar in the Los Angeles Japanese American community an...

‘Shogun Santa’ back in LA’s Little Tokyo as decades-long tradition lives on

“Shogun Santa,” billed as the only known Asian Santa in Los Angeles, was spotted in the city’s Little Tokyo district over the weekend, sprea...

Iconic Little Tokyo mainstay, the US’ 1st shabu-shabu restaurant, closes after 32 years

Shabu-Shabu House, an icon in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and reportedly the first restaurant of its kind in the United States, has already cl...

Family of missing mentally disabled man last seen in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo asks for public’s help

Michael Le, a 48-year-old Vietnamese American, was reported missing in Southern California. He has been described as a gravely mentally di...

NYC Little Tokyo restaurateur accused of sexually assaulting company exec in $95 million lawsuit

Shuji Bon Yagi, the 73-year-old New York City restaurateur dubbed the “Mayor of Little Tokyo,” faces a $95 million lawsuit for allegedly se...